The FIA announced last year a change in floor regulations for the 2021 season. The decision suited Red Bull Racing well, because the Formula 1 team is equally closer to competitor Mercedes this season. Otmar Szafnauer- team principal of Aston Martin- thinks this was the reason for the change. Seven times world champion Lewis Hamilton…
Daniel Ricciardo has opened up about his main motivations behind his move to McLaren in 2021 after two tricky seasons at Renault. The Australian had made his move to the Enstone outfit in 2019, now known as Alpine, in the hope of building a team around him to challenge for the World Championship. Ricciardo’s move…
Brad Binder has responded to Valentino Rossi’s words of ‘riders’ like Binder ‘not caring about their rivals in races’. The South African endured another tough day for KTM on the opening practice day ahead of Sunday’s Doha MotoGP Grand Prix. However, speaking after his day on track, one of the discussion points was centered around…
Sir Lewis Hamilton is gunning for a record-breaking eighth World Championship this year – and it has been speculated he might retire at the end of 2021. Former F1 racer Mark Webber is certain that Sir Lewis Hamilton is nearing retirement, with him expecting the seven-time World Champion to remain in Formula One for only…
Valentino Rossi struggled on day-one of the second MotoGP Grand Prix at the Losail International Circuit, as the nine-time world champion was only 14th. It means the Italian will in all likelihood be looking at a Q1 appearance which was not the case last weekend as he went directly into Q2. Rossi alluded to struggling…
Williams F1 driver George Russell expresses confidence that Alexander Albon will be making a return to Formula 1 on a full time basis. Albon, who was driving for Red Bull back in 2020 was under pressure throughout the season as rumours constantly went round regarding his future with the Formula 1 team. As the 2020…
FP2 ahead of the Doha MotoGP Grand Prix was dominated by Ducati, as Jack Miller concluded the session fastest from team-mate Francesco Bagnaia and Johann Zarco. Just like last week, free practice two was as vital a session as there is before qualifying, with automatic progression to Q2 extremely likely. Ducati as a whole had…
Aprilia rider Aleix Espargaro narrowly edged out Alex Rins and Qatar race one winner Maverick Vinales to take top spot in FP1 at the Losail International Circuit. Espargaro started the session as he ended it by going fastest, as he looks to build on Aprilia’s best performance in the MotoGP era from last weekend. It…
Haas Formula 1 team picked Mick Schumacher as one of their drivers for 2021 lineup due to his strong performance in Formula 2 and not to secure backing from a sponsor, Haas team boss Guenther Steiner said in a statement. Steiner admitted last year the team was in a difficult financial situation following the disruption…
Sebastian Vettel’s debut for the Aston Martin Formula One team didn’t go as planned, but the German driver seems to be having loads of fun with the British outfit. While preparing for the Bahrain Grand Prix, Vettel took the DBX for a snowy spin somewhere in Scandinavia. The two-minute video shows Vettel driving the DBX…
Brad Binder feels KTM has “taken a hard blow” by Michelin’s front tyre allocation for the opening two Qatar MotoGP races, ahead of this weekend’s Doha Grand Prix. The entire MotoGP field were forced into running the soft front tyre during last weekend’s season-opener at Losail due to the dropping temperatures of the evening race….
UN human rights experts this week denounced Indonesia’s mega tourism project in Mandalika, West Nusa Tenggara (NTB), saying that the project, which is closely tied to the world-class MotoGP races, “tramples on human rights.” In a statement, UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights Olivier de Schutter said that the US$3 billion project…
Lewis Hamilton is set to join Michael Jordan’s NASCAR team and Bubba Wallace, as the seven-times Formula 1 World Champion takes on arguably the biggest challenge of his racing career with an announcement expected today.In what will be one of motorsport’s most sensational ‘defections’ Hamilton will join what will become known as Team Michael Jordan…
The first race of the Uralkali Haas F1 Team’s ‘new era’ didn’t exactly go to plan, with two rookies in an already underdeveloped, tail happy car there are bound to be mistakes with both Nikita Mazepin and Mick Schumacher taking trips off the track, Mazepin’s ending his race on the first lap. However, both drivers…
Sebastian Vettel is still struggling with pressure, according to his first Formula 1 team boss Gerhard Berger. The quadruple world champion was ousted by Ferrari but switched to Aston Martin for 2021 and beyond – and had a dire pre-season test and first race in Bahrain. “At Ferrari it was the same thing,” F1 legend…
